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Module Aims
- To enable the students to develop an understanding of research principles and practices, including issues relating to research ethics.
- To allow students an opportunity to carry out supervised empirical research in speech, language, voice, communication, swallowing or clinical/professional practice.
- To enable students to apply the knowledge and skills developed in SLANG106 and SLANG205 and other modules completed in partial fulfillment of the MSc SLS.
- To heighten students' awareness of research design, and quantitative and qualitative methods.
- To develop students' abilities to critically evaluate the evidence base for clinical practice.
- To develop students’ abilities to write research articles for journals.
Module Contents
Students will set up and carry out empirical research with others in the area of speech, language, voice, communication, swallowing, or clinical/professional practice
- identify relevant theoretical issues and source appropriate literature
- critically evaluate research conducted by others
- select and conduct appropriate quantitative and/or qualitative analyses
- write a research report as an article for a journal appropriate to their research topic
Assessment
Moodle self-study activities (i) ethics and (ii) supervision 0%
(These are not formally assessed but submission (via Turnitin) is a requirement for completion of the module).
Written project proposal of 2000 words plus a Gantt chart pass/fail
Presentation of project-in-progress (This is not formally assessed). 0%
Project Report of 8,000 words written as journal article 100%